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REDS' SUMMER BUSINESS LOOKING FAR FROM CLEVER

- By ANDY DUNN

THE goal of the weekend was scored by a player who performed a key role in Liverpool’s most recent title-winning season.

Alas, for Arne Slot, the player is no longer at his disposal, having been sold for just over £65million.

Luis Diaz scored 13 Premier League goals for Liverpool last season and had seven Premier League assists. Behind those good numbers was an infectious enthusiasm for the task, an insatiable appetite for hard work and the inclination to try something different.

These were qualities that were not in abundance during Liverpool’s display against Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday. A day earlier, in Berlin, Diaz had chased down a pass that looked overhit, slid and kept the ball in play, beat a defender and then finished from a seemingly impossible angle.

It was truly audacious but typical of his form for Bayern Munich since making the move to the Bundesliga champions.